Donajo04
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We have a 2008 3400RL Montana in excellent condition, and we are trying to replace all the decals due to fading, peeling and just poor vinyl quality. I contacted Burlington who was the supplier and they no longer do work for Keystone. I contacted Keystone repeatdly about this problem and explaned to them that to replace the decals is affecting my ability to sell the unit, expensive to replace and damaging the the Keystone name and the customer service rep just said they would not be able to help in any way. I am just wondering if anyone who has had tiis problem has talked with an attorney. I have lost the opportunity to sell and trade this unit three times due to graphics.
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Mile High
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Don't worry about cracking on the front and rear cap, but they do fade if you store it outside.
As stated, those are most likely ST Marathon Goodyear tires. No ST tire has a very good reliability factor. If it were me, I would replace them with the G614 - which I did on ours.
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LostinAZ
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I just remembered that manufacturers are required by US law to supply spare/repair parts for a minimum of 7 years. Anyone else remember this? I need to do some digging to see if my memory is working properly.
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richfaa
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It is my understanding that decals on the Montana 2006 and earlier are out of stock and no longer being made. There are however some decals available. A call to keystone customer service might help.
My solution of our peeling graphics on our 2006 3400 Montana was to replace them with a set of 2010/2011 graphics that are in stock. The shadowing is minimumal' We did not follow through with that idea as we purchased a new unit instead.
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LostinAZ
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What is interesting is that Montana could order them (2006 Decals) from a different vendor than Burlington but are not for reasons that they are not making us aware of.
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cKarlGo
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lrash wrote:We have a Montana Mountaineer 285RK. Am looking at a Montana 3625RE but I have several concerns. Your experience and advice would be much appreciated: The plastic cap on the rear doesn't seem as good as the fiberglass rear we now have - do they hold up, do they crack?? Does the refer adn stove on a slide present a problem? Not to make this post sooooo long I'll stop with questions and just ask for your recommendation about this unit. Thank you for any and all responses.
I just bought a new 3402. There weren't any 3625s available close enough to me, but it's a great floor plan. If I had been able to get to one, I might well have purchased it instead of he 3402.
By the way, based on Alice here, I opted for a peach with the self leveling system. Don't let the opportunity pass you by to get it!
Ok, I'm going to leave the bizarre autocorrects in place. I don't know why, but they tickle me. It was "based on advice" and "opted for a coach."
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WeBeFulltimers
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lrash wrote:We have a Montana Mountaineer 285RK. Am looking at a Montana 3625RE but I have several concerns. Your experience and advice would be much appreciated: The plastic cap on the rear doesn't seem as good as the fiberglass rear we now have - do they hold up, do they crack?? Does the refer adn stove on a slide present a problem? Not to make this post sooooo long I'll stop with questions and just ask for your recommendation about this unit. Thank you for any and all responses.
I can't speak for the 3625RE, but our 2012 3585SA that we ordered last fall has a very stable fiberglass rear cap. Nothing flimsy about it. I had the worthless backup lights out of holes in the rear cap when doing a mod and saw this for myself. Did not measure, but appeared to be about 1/8" thick.
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richfaa
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LostinAZ wrote:What is interesting is that Montana could order them (2006 Decals) from a different vendor than Burlington but are not for reasons that they are not making us aware of.
Keystone does not use Burlington graphics anymore.Yes a set of graphics any year could be made by just about any graphics manufacturer...for a price.
It is sort of like trying to buy a fender for a 1990 Chevy. Chevy does not make them anymore.so they can not very well send you one.
Keystone has been pretty good about providing graphics if they have them. We could not get a full set for our 06 3400 but they did send what they had in stock.
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LostinAZ
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richfaa wrote:LostinAZ wrote:What is interesting is that Montana could order them (2006 Decals) from a different vendor than Burlington but are not for reasons that they are not making us aware of.
Keystone does not use Burlington graphics anymore.Yes a set of graphics any year could be made by just about any graphics manufacturer...for a price.
It is sort of like trying to buy a fender for a 1990 Chevy. Chevy does not make them anymore.so they can not very well send you one.
Keystone has been pretty good about providing graphics if they have them. We could not get a full set for our 06 3400 but they did send what they had in stock.
Parts for 22the year old car are probably more available than a 6year old RV
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Mile High
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Rich - did your 2006 have the brown (sort-of) or the blue-green (sort-of). I always thought your was the brown, which would have been the first year run for that style rather than the last year. I think the brown style went into 2009.
I ask, because I have the 2007. Mine are perfect because of indoor storage, but how in the world would a body shop match them after an accident or comp claim if they are no longer available?
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